Good on Ellen for saying it with such emotion. Very effective.
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OldCoastie
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For those who say the kids that posted the Rutgers' student's private affair online that they weren't homophobes never think that this kid has probably had a lifetime of harassment... a lifetime of society telling him he is not good enough to marry, join the military, etc...
I was out on playground duty a couple weeks ago when I discovered that kids were playing a game (2nd and 3rd graders) called, "Hunt the Homo"... it starts as a game of hide and seek, turns into a game of tag and ends with "it" receiving a simulated beating.
OMG! Those are kids that are The Peanut's age group -- something like that does not start that young without it coming from home and/or older siblings. Wow, that is really shocking behavior from kids that age -- and frighteningly graphic for that age, too, given the simulated beating at the end.
What did you do? I would have been tempted to call all their parents and have a sit down meeting with them as a group. That's a lot for a little kid to come up with on his/her own -- really appalling stuff, OC.
Well, I'm at a new school (due to massive budget cuts)- unknown to the teachers and the principal... the kids don't know me yet either and the "population" is significantly different (lotta parents who sue at this new school). Previously, I'm sure I would have put the fear o' God in those kids (but then they knew a whole lot better at my old school and wouldn't have played the game in the first place)... I collared a couple kids and made sure I really was hearing the name of the game accurately... no one would fess up.
I put a stop to the tag, which put a stop to the game. Then I "collared" the principal after recess and explained what I heard. I don't know him well but he seems somewhat sensible. He's at least patrolling the area where this game occurs now.
I dunno, Redd... I didn't do enough. I'm so out of my element at this new school and I feel rather powerless at this point. I did propose with the principal a policy of "no tag" (horribly dangerous at school - lots of injuries occur). But that really only screws with the mechanics of the game. At my old school I jacked up a few students in front of their classmates at lunch for using gay slurs (and the principal had my back) and that put an end to that nonsense. As a much loved by students and staff (and yet as a big ol' lesbian), I had some real authority... Now? I'm just very suspect as a troublemaker...
I was so caught off-guard by the game and I really haven't figured out how to be an effective "troublemaker" yet...
(sigh)
The Hate - it starts very early and with great innocence.
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For those who say the kids that posted the Rutgers' student's private affair online that they weren't homophobes never think that this kid has probably had a lifetime of harassment... a lifetime of society telling him he is not good enough to marry, join the military, etc...
I was out on playground duty a couple weeks ago when I discovered that kids were playing a game (2nd and 3rd graders) called, "Hunt the Homo"... it starts as a game of hide and seek, turns into a game of tag and ends with "it" receiving a simulated beating.
How appalling.
OMG! Those are kids that are The Peanut's age group -- something like that does not start that young without it coming from home and/or older siblings. Wow, that is really shocking behavior from kids that age -- and frighteningly graphic for that age, too, given the simulated beating at the end.
What did you do? I would have been tempted to call all their parents and have a sit down meeting with them as a group. That's a lot for a little kid to come up with on his/her own -- really appalling stuff, OC.
Well, I'm at a new school (due to massive budget cuts)- unknown to the teachers and the principal... the kids don't know me yet either and the "population" is significantly different (lotta parents who sue at this new school). Previously, I'm sure I would have put the fear o' God in those kids (but then they knew a whole lot better at my old school and wouldn't have played the game in the first place)... I collared a couple kids and made sure I really was hearing the name of the game accurately... no one would fess up.
I put a stop to the tag, which put a stop to the game. Then I "collared" the principal after recess and explained what I heard. I don't know him well but he seems somewhat sensible. He's at least patrolling the area where this game occurs now.
I dunno, Redd... I didn't do enough. I'm so out of my element at this new school and I feel rather powerless at this point. I did propose with the principal a policy of "no tag" (horribly dangerous at school - lots of injuries occur). But that really only screws with the mechanics of the game. At my old school I jacked up a few students in front of their classmates at lunch for using gay slurs (and the principal had my back) and that put an end to that nonsense. As a much loved by students and staff (and yet as a big ol' lesbian), I had some real authority... Now? I'm just very suspect as a troublemaker...
I was so caught off-guard by the game and I really haven't figured out how to be an effective "troublemaker" yet...
(sigh)
The Hate - it starts very early and with great innocence.
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